Word · Frequency #14839
patronises
光顾；惠顾；经常光顾
patronises is the third person singular of patronise.
to be a customer or client of a shop, restaurant, etc.; to do business with regularly
- 1.
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
在某处购物；与某人做生意；成为某人的顾客或客户
- 2.
treat condescendingly
以居高临下的态度对待
- 3.
be a regular customer or client of
成为常客或客户
以屈尊俯就的态度对待；摆出高人一等的架势；在某处购物；与某人做生意；成为某人的顾客或客户；以居高临下的态度对待；成为常客或客户；庇护
In use
She always patronises her younger colleagues by explaining simple tasks as if they were children.
I hate it when he patronises me by saying 'good job' in a condescending tone.
The manager patronised the intern by telling him he would never understand the project.
patronise sb
此义项常带有贬义，表示以高人一等的态度对待他人。
She felt he was patronising her by explaining simple concepts.
她觉得他解释简单的概念是在屈尊俯就地对待她。
patronise a shop/restaurant/business
此义项指经常光顾某商家，作为顾客。
We have patronised this restaurant for years.
我们多年来一直光顾这家餐厅。
patronise an event/organization
Connections
Collocations
- patronise a local business
- 光顾当地商家
- We try to patronise local businesses whenever possible.我们尽可能光顾当地商家。
- regularly patronise
- 经常光顾
- She regularly patronises the corner café.她经常光顾街角的那家咖啡馆。
- patronise someone
- 以居高临下的态度对待某人
- I hate it when people patronise me because of my age.我讨厌别人因为我的年龄而以居高临下的态度对待我。
- a patronising tone
- 屈尊俯就的语气
- He spoke to the staff in a patronising tone.他用一种屈尊俯就的语气对员工说话。
Synonyms
- frequent
- 经常光顾；常去 · frequent 较正式，强调常去的频率；patronise 不一定强调频率，也可指一般性的光顾。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 patron（老主顾）加 -ise 变动词：去光顾；也可指像恩人一样摆架子。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：shopping and customer service、business transactions、everyday conversation、critical or formal writing patronise 主要有两层含义：一是“光顾（商店/餐厅等）”，多用于商业或日常口语；二是“以屈尊俯就的态度对待”，比较常见于书面或正式批评语境。因此整体语域并不固定，需根据具体义项和场合判断。
Grammar Note
常接人或商店作为宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ise 结尾。agonise、colonise、harmonise、synchronise 与 patronise 一样拼作 -onise，且末尾读音都是 /ənaɪz/；organise 末尾读音也是 /ənaɪz/，但拼作 -anise。因为重读音节不同，它们与 patronise 并不完全押韵。recognise 虽然拼写相似，但读作 /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/，词尾与 /ənaɪz/ 不同。注意 patronise 可读作 /ˈpætrənaɪz/ 或 /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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